Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4949466 | Drawing device having indexable stylus turret A drawing device adapted to produce line drawings or sketches on a transparent screen on top of a case partly filled with a powder that adheres slightly to the undersurface of the screen to render it opaque. Disposed within the case are transverse and lon... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4936809 | Sound-producing toy having deformable body A sound-producing toy having a hollow body formed of resilient material, whereby when the body is depressed and deformed by a player, this action produces a honking sound. The body envelops an air-filled cavity at one end of which is an air-intake valve w... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4915633 | Toy alphabet school bus A user-propelled toy school bus which as it travels along a playing surface exhibits through its side and rear windows the successive letters of the alphabet. These letters are printed along an endless scroll that is guided in a path running behind the wi... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4888874 | Drawing device having mobile stylus tracing lines on glass plate A toy drawing device in which a window in a housing containing powder is covered by a glass plate whose edges are received within a groove in a sectioned rim joined to a window frame to prevent leakage of powder therefrom. A mobile stylus under the contro... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4889515 | Four-wheel drive toy and truck assembly A piggyback toy car and truck assembly in which all four wheels of the car are driven by a battery-powered motor, the truck being of the flat bed type and motorless. The car is switchable from a neutral mode to operation in either the forward or reverse m... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4878877 | Plug-in module for motorized toy vehicle A power module which when plugged into an open compartment in the body of a motorless toy vehicle acts to motorize the vehicle, the compartment being disposed above a coupling gear which is operatively linked to a wheel or other means to propel the vehicl... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4869513 | Toy shooting gallery assembly A toy shooting gallery assembly having a raised platform behind whose rear end is an arcuate row of normally erect, pivotally-mounted targets. Each target is provided with a lug that depends from its lower end whereby when this lug is struck, it causes th... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4856197 | Drawing device having retractable stylus A drawing device adapted to produce line drawings or sketches on a transparent screen on top of a rectangular box-like case partly filled with a powder that adheres slightly to the undersurface of the screen to render it opaque. Disposed within the case i... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4850931 | Spin-out toy vehicle A toy vehicle in which a flywheel motor assembly is operatively coupled to one set of wheels such that when the motor is revved up and the vehicle is released, it then advances on the ground in the forward direction. A settable distance counter assembly i... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4764146 | Toy puppy pickup truck having dog house A toy vehicle in the form of a pickup truck on whose rear bed are mounted a pair of miniature dog houses in side-by-side relation, each having a triangular roof hinged to the rear wall of the house. Depending from the front end of each roof is a front wal... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4762511 | Toy crash vehicle with skewable front wheels A toy vehicle which upon frontal impact with an obstacle simulates in its appearance the consequences of a car crash. The vehicle has a hollow body mounted on a chassis, which body includes a front hood section provided with a front bumper, an intermediat... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4756703 | Wrist-borne launcher for toy vehicle having a flywheel motor A wrist-borne launcher for a toy vehicle having a road-engaging flywheel mounted on an axle, one end of which extends through the bearing of a false wheel and terminates in a male coupler coaxial with a ring on the outer hub thereof. When not in use, the ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4743030 | Water gun and target combat game set A simulated combat game set in which the players are provided with toy water guns and each player wears a target. When a gun is fired by a player it shoots out a beam of water, each player trying to hit a vulnerable site on the target worn by an opposing ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4693693 | Toy crash vehicle A motorizd toy car which upon frontal impact with a wall or other obstruction simulates a crash and its consequences. The wheeled car is provided with a chassis on which a hollow body is mounted, the body being defined by a front hood section having a sim... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4643695 | Toy work vehicle having power take-off A toy work vehicle propelled by a bi-directional d-c motor in a forward or reverse direction depending on the polarity of battery voltage applied thereto, the vehicle including a power take-off device driven by the same motor to raise or lower a load. A g... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4596533 | Toy work vehicle and trailer assembly A toy vehicle having a rear hitching element engageable by a dynamic coupler at one end of a sled-type trailer which may be more or less loaded by a player. The coupler is attached to a spring-biased piston slidable within a box projecting from the traile... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4595097 | Toy packaging A toy vehicle package for providing secure, open front display of the packaged vehicle. It is constructed of carton-forming sheet material, having top, bottom and side walls and a rear wall defining a toy vehicle-receiving enclosure with an open front thr... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4588386 | Toy crash vehicle A motorized toy car which upon frontal impact with an obstruction simulates a crash and its consequences. The wheeled car has a chassis, a body thereon defined by a front hood section having a simulated bumper prow, an intermediate cockpit section accommo... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4573943 | Motorized toy vehicle A toy vehicle propelled by a bi-directional, miniature d-c motor, coupled by a clutch through a gear train to a wheel axle. A manually-operated shift stick mechanism is operatively linked both to the clutch and to a polarity-reversing switch interposed be... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4559022 | Toy vehicle with simulated headlights A toy vehicle having a set of wheels driven through a gear train and a gear shift by a direct-current motor. The motor and a single light bulb shunted thereacross are connectable by way of a switch to a battery power supply. The bulb is placed within the ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4556396 | Stunt-performing toy vehicle A miniature toy vehicle capable of performing rear wheelies, spinouts and other playful stunts, the vehicle including a chassis having rotatable front and rear wheel axles mounted thereon, a hollow body being supported on the chassis to simulate the appea... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4529389 | Wrist-borne launcher for toy vehicle having flywheel motor A wrist-borne launcher for a toy vehicle having a road-engaging flywheel mounted on an axle, one end of which extends through the bearing of a false wheel and terminates in a male coupler coaxial with a ring on the outer hub thereof. When not in use, the ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4493671 | Toy vehicle having spring-operated motor A toy vehicle having a spring-operated clockworks motor which is charged by a pumping action, the vehicle having a chassis on whose front and rear ends are supported front and rear wheel axles, and a body resting on the chassis. The front of the body is h... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4490939 | Hard top convertible toy vehicle A toy automobile which simulates both the appearance and performance of a modern hard top convertible. The convertible is provided with a unitary top piece which normally covers the cockpit of the car and is formed by top and side walls both joined to a r... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4479326 | Sparking toy vehicle and launcher A toy vehicle-projecting gun assembly in which the vehicle is normally latched on an inclined ramp with its rear wheels raised and free to turn, the ramp extending from the front end of the power chamber of the gun. Joined to the rear end of the chamber i... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4466215 | Miniature toy vehicle assembly A toy vehicle whose body is a replica of a high performance vehicle such as a "Corvette," the body resting on a standardized sub-assembly composed of a rectangular chassis carrying front and rear wheel sets, the chassis fitting into the underside of the b... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4463520 | Self-returning toy vehicle A toy vehicle which when propelled by a player from a starting point along a flat surface in the forward direction, acts to store energy, the vehicle at the end of its forward run being caused by the stored energy to reverse its orientation as it runs bac... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463519 | Reversible direction drive mechanism for toy vehicles An improved drive mechanism for a toy vehicle in which a pair of traction wheels are driven by a helical spring disposed coaxially about the wheel axle. The spring is connected at one end to the axle on which the traction wheels are mounted and at the oth... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4418495 | Miniature racing vehicle and wrist-borne launching platform assembly A miniature racing vehicle and wrist-borne launching platform assembly in which the platform includes a retractable ramp extending from the front end thereof. Affixed to the platform is an open-fronted transparent cover to define a hangar for the spring-p... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4366375 | Three-coin register toy bank A coin register toy bank adapted to accept and totalize coins of different size. Each coin is deposited in the receiver of a rotary drum mounted above a coin box, the drum being operatively coupled by an intermediate clutch plate to a register wheel havin... | 12/28/1982 |
